Gloup!

Our last full day on Orkney. We went to a nearby café to try bere bannock, highly recommended by one of my clients and she was spot on. After some more meandering, we headed back to the west coast to go to Marwick Point where today's blip was taken. The tide was low and we scrambled and clambered over rocks and generally enjoyed ourselves. Note to self - do more clambering.

We then went back to the best little tearoom on the island and had lunch. I was tickled that they remembered us. They have such good food! A herd of friendly cows wandered by our window. By the taste of Orkney ice cream and cheese, happy cows make tastier milk. It really isn't rocket science.

We decided to go to to the far side of the island on the east coast to see The Gloup, a collapsed sea cave that still has a small land bridge. It's very long and very deep and whilst the name comes from the old Norse gluppa, meaning chasm, it's also onomatopoeic as the water makes a sort of gloup sound as it comes in against the rocks. I've searched online and their photos don't do it justice either.

Far too many photos on flickr including some from our sail over last week. We've had sunshine nearly all week. At a few points today the weather looked like it might turn Scottish but held off and we ended the day in sunshine.

PS The road signs are real - no tampering by me!